cross-sensitization

noun

A phenomenon in which sensitization to a stimulus is generalized to a related stimulus, resulting in the amplification of a particular response to both the original stimulus and the related stimulus.

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Meanings

nouncross-sensitization (countable and uncountable, plural cross-sensitizations)

plural cross-sensitizations

  1. countableuncountableA phenomenon in which sensitization to a stimulus is generalized to a related stimulus, resulting in the amplification of a particular response to both the original stimulus and the related stimulus.
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cross-sensitization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-sensitization

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